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AKB48Fan added 1 item to The Good & The Bad - Movies Watched In 2017 list

So and so Australian adventure movie set during WWII about an ace pilot and his crew whose plane gets pulled into another dimension whilst transporting a mysterious stone tablet that glows yellow. This tries so hard to be like an Indiana Jones movie but fails on so many levels. Some sequences are even copied. Despite the low budget, some parts of the movie come off quite well but other parts are terrible. The acting of the cast come across as wooden. The poor ending doesn't help things either. I wouldn't say this movie is worth seeking out.

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AKB48Fan rated Chrono Crusade

 Chrono Crusade 8/10

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AKB48Fan added 1 item to Ikou! - Anime Watched In 2017 list

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AKB48Fan rated Blonde Sinner

 Blonde Sinner 7/10

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AKB48Fan added 1 item to The Good & The Bad - Movies Watched In 2017 list

Diana Dors in her first dramatic role as a woman who guns down her lover in broad daylight and is sentenced to death. The story has obvious similarities to the real life drama of Ruth Ellis, the last women ever to be hanged in Britain. The movie obviously draws upon the controversial issue of capital punishment. Not only do we see the effect it has on Dors' family but also we get an insight of the wardesses who are with her for her final days. There is no doubt that, despite us witnessing her murder in cold blood, our sympathies are meant to lie with Dors' character. She is brilliant for her emotional performance as a woman awaiting the fate of the hangman's noose. This movie is a powerful piece of work.

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AKB48Fan added 1 item to The Good & The Bad - Movies Watched In 2017 list

Patrick Swayze starred with his wife in this post apocalyptic action movie in which his character with no name helps a small community to fight against a tyrant and his small army. Considering that Swayze was a big star at the time, this was just an average vehicle for him. There are some OK swordfights and a few good fistfights, and a thin story that gives enough material and motivation to work with between the fights. But there isn't much more. Steel Dawn will be of interest mainly to Swayze's die hard fans and those who like the post apocalyptic genre as a whole. If you're not in either of these categories I wouldn't really bother with this movie.

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AKB48Fan added 1 item to The Good & The Bad - Movies Watched In 2017 list

Stardust is the continuing story of young Jim Maclaine from "That'll Be The Day" and is a great sequel. The story not only portrays the development of Maclaine's aspiring musical ambitions, but is a very insightful depiction of how the music business can be unpredictably cruel and coarse. It follows 3 years on from the previous movie and is a roller-coaster ride of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll 60's style. The nature of the story calls for another strong supporting cast and this is achieved with not only David Essex maturing very well in the lead role, but with the addition of 60's pop idol Adam Faith and future "Dallas" star Larry Hagman. A grim, gritty, hard hitting movie with a tragic ending. Definitely one to see.

7 years, 2 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Hounds of Love

 Hounds of Love 7/10

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AKB48Fan added 1 item to The Good & The Bad - Movies Watched In 2017 list

Set in 1987, this is a harrowing Australian drama about a teenage girl that's kidnapped by a psychotic couple and chained to a bed in their suburban home. She is abused and tortured by the man. The only way for her to escape is to try and drive a wedge between the couple. Quite a grim and difficult movie to watch which keeps you on the edge of your seat. The story is partly inspired by a real life case which took place in Australia. A lot of the violence happens off camera and the movie relies on atmosphere and engagement with the characters rather than shock factor to keep the viewer hooked. It also moves at a brisk pace, never allowing your mind to wander too far from the here and now. Ashleigh Cummings is convincing in the role of the kidnapped girl. Stephen Curry does a good job as the kidnapper who loves to victimise those weaker than himself. This is not a movie that you watch to particularly enjoy or be entertained by, but it is gripping nevertheless.

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AKB48Fan added 1 item to Ikou! - Anime Watched In 2017 list

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A 5 year old boy is killed during a cross fire between a yakuza gang and an American crime family. The mother who is heartbroken vows to find and kill the Japanese man that fired the fateful shot that killed her son. The only clue driving her is the glimpse of a tattoo of a blue tiger across the killer's chest. Not quite the great action b-movie I thought it would be. The story isn't that well written and the action scenes are rather bland. I expected Virginia Madsen's character to be going all out on revenge but she only kills 1 person. You can see the so-called twist about her Japanese lover being her son's killer coming a mile off. Harry Dean Stanton is probably the best actor in the whole production. Apart from the good shoot-out near the end, this is a boring and dull movie.

7 years, 2 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Anime-Gataris

 Anime-Gataris 8/10

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AKB48Fan rated Let's Go, JETS! From Small Town Girls to U.S. Champions?!

 Let's Go, JETS! From Small Town Girls to U.S. Champions?! 7/10

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Inspired by a true story, this is a zeroes to heroes story of a group of Japanese cheerleaders that flies to America to take part in the All-American Championship at Los Angeles. OK, so you may have seen a similar story about cheerleaders in Bring It On but this engaging tale with it's likable characters will grow on you as it did with me. The movie is led by the wonderful Hirose Suzu as Hikari who joins a cheerleading squad and learns about the importance of teamwork and discipline during the trials and tribulations surrounding the team. You'll come to will the team on in their ultimate goal of reaching LA. The only thing that brings this movie down is the cringeworthy acting and dialogue of 2 American judges near the climax. Their scenes should have been cut completely! Apart from that, this movie is fantastic and has a great feel-good factor to it. Definitely well worth taking a look.

7 years, 2 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Black Bullet

 Black Bullet 8/10

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AKB48Fan added 1 item to Ikou! - Anime Watched In 2017 list

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Based on a manga and anime, this is an ultra violent and gory action movie about a cyborg woman who is betrayed by the organisation she works for as a spy and goes on the run - all the while trying to regain her past memories. Forget about any character development or meaningful plot in this movie, this is all about the heroine hero Mylene Hoffman kicking ass as she meets various villains. The action scenes are done very well. The gore content gets ramped up during the second half with blood being sprayed everywhere. The CG effects is poor to say the least although that is to be expected with a low budget movie. The cast don't have too much to work with material-wise. Performances are stereotypical all round, but the stunning Mayuko Iwasa fits right at home as cyborg 009-1. She brings the right temperament to her character, as her humane compassion starts to break away that ice-cold killing machine instinct. I enjoyed this movie for what it was - a mindless actioner.

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Yuki Hase falls for a girl at school that's always alone and has no friends. He tries to be nice to her and asks if he can be her friend but she coldly turns him down. Yuki though persists in trying to befriend her and finds out the truth as to why she wants to be alone. Every Monday morning, Kaori's memories disappear and the only people she remembers is her parents. A traumatic incident in the past has triggered a memory block. Undetered, Yuki tries another approach - to have a diary exchange with Kaori which will ensure she remembers what took place in the previous 7 days. This is a Japanese teen drama movie with a plot you've probably seen before countless times but it is the characters that makes this a movie you should see. Kento Yamazaki and Haruna Kawaguchi are very charming and likeable together and the rest of the ensemble cast push the storyline forward. Naturally with all plots that start well and you think things are going just too well for the pair and that the rest of their school days together are going to be happy, something has to happen to break them up and in this case it's a boy from Kaori's past. Both leads play their teen roles well even though they are in their early 20's. If you're in the mood to watch something light and bubbly yet a bit cheesy too with a not so perfect boy and a girl with some serious memory issues, then One Week Friends is a great weekend movie for you and your friends.

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AKB48Fan added 1 item to Ikou! - Anime Watched In 2017 list

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This is an unintentionally hilarious and shameless Italian Star Wars rip-off that's perfect for shouting jokes at the screen with friends. It's a kitsch comic book sci-fi adventure that delivers some of the worst direction, special effects, acting and design ever to grace the screen, and as a result, it is a gem for connoisseurs of the truly awful. It's also unmissable if you're a fan of the delightful (and buxom) Caroline Munro, since she sports a range of sexy space-attire throughout the movie. You'll also see one of the earliest roles for David Hasselhoff. Obviously, Starcrash is absolute crap, but it's entertaining crap. And should you tire of stop-motion effects that would make Ray Harryhausen wince or spaceships made from household waste and air-fix kits, then there's always lightly-oiled Caroline in her thigh high boots and PVC bikini to make you smile!

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AKB48Fan added 1 item to The Good & The Bad - Movies Watched In 2017 list

Starting with an interesting political idea (Texas breaking away from the US) which is immediately forgotten, we are left to follow the two heroes in a very generic action flick about a populace successfully resisting an actual military force. There are so many missed opportunities there that it would be pointless to list them all, although I'm sure the writers envisioned many of them and knowingly discarded them for some reason, presumably thinking that their core market just wanted firefights. Dave Bautista is probably the best thing in this movie. In conclusion, it's not a boring movie as such but it could have been a great movie which it certainly isn't.

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